Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-
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Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN
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ProfessorvcandvcCoordinator,vcPhDvcinvcNursingvcProgram,vcUniversityvcofvcTexasvcHealthvcSciencevcCentervcatvcHo
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Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
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I. OverviewvcofvcResearchvcandvcEvidence-BasedvcPractice
Introduction
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1. Integratingvc research,vc evidence-basedvc practice,vc andvc qualityvc improvementvc processes
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2. Researchvc questions,vc hypotheses,vc andvc clinicalvc questions
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3. Gatheringvc andvc appraisingvc thevc literature
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4. Theoreticalvc frameworksvc forvc research
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II. ProcessesvcandvcEvidencevcRelatedvctovcQualitativevcResearch
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, Introduction
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